Photo Gallery: 10 New Storylines for Preseason Game 3

The third game is always the most interesting one of the preseason, as it features extended playing time for the starters as well as the looming presence of the first round of cuts. Keep an eye on these game three subplots:

1. More extensive defensive game-planning.

Or, perhaps more accurately any defensive game-planning, after two preseason games that featured virtually none of it. Since this is the one extended opportunity in the preseason for the starting units on offense and defense to get a real tune-up for the upcoming games that count, it behooves the coaching staff to put them in a position to succeed. And that means having some idea of what the opponent is going to try to do and a strategy to stop it.